GovInn Director, Lorenzo Fioramonti, elected to Italian Parliament

GovInn’s Director, Lorenzo Fioramonti, was elected to the Italian Parliament under the Five Star Movement Party (M5S) in the country’s recent elections. Lorenzo, who is also Professor in the University of Pretoria’s Department of Political Sciences is a well-known academic in South Africa and globally. He has long advised many political parties on sustainable development policies and on innovative concepts such as the ‘wellbeing economy’, which is also the title of his most recent book, published in South Africa.

Lorenzo had this to say about his election, “I’m honoured that my research is now given a chance to become policy in one of the world’s leading economies. I’m fully aware of the need to change the world’s development strategy to achieve sustainability and shared wellbeing. I hope that my experience may become an example to students in South Africa and globally, that bold ideas can have a profound impact on policy-making.”